Father and Son by Larry Brown, just beautiful.
The Death of Sweet Mister by Daniel Woodrell, (or Winter's Bone)
Postcards by Annie Proulx, I found it to be a bit depressing, but very good (finishing it in the middle of the night may have something to do with how bleak my outlook on the world was after the end of the book...).
For fantasy I second Daughter of Smoke and Bone. I listened to the audio of this, and it was magical. For me the narrator was just right. Especially the parts set in Prague was such a delight to listen to that the insta-love and Romeo and Juliet theme didn't bother me.
I loved The Killing Moon(first in The Dreamsong Duet) by N.K. Jemisin when I read it last summer.
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